* Daryl Scott of Throwin’ Wrenches this week examined all the various encounters Larry, Moe, and Curly had with Ford automobiles. Unsurprisingly, the cars never made it through the encounters unscathed.

Diskojoe is fast turning into our autos-in-pop-culture correspondent, with all the suggestions he’s been sending our way. His latest, rediscovered over the Thanksgiving holiday, is this 1953 Three Stooges short titled “Pardon My Backfire,” which puts Larry, Moe, and Shemp in a garage fixing old cars. There’s a 3-D version as well, if you can find your old red-n-blues.